Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck

Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by- verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

the Lord supplies as we pick up in 2nd Corinthians chapter 9 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

So we turn in our Bibles to 2 Corinthians chapter 9.

Paul has been in the last couple of chapters talking to them about the collection that he wanted them to take for the poor in Jerusalem.

The church in Jerusalem had gone through a lot of problems, severe persecution.

And the Christians in Jerusalem were in great physical need.

And so Paul is asking the Gentile churches to show their love in the body of Christ for their brothers in

Jerusalem by sending an offering by his hand to them.

And in chapter 8, he talks to them about the gathering together of these funds. In chapter nine, he continues

his appeal to them to give for the aid of the church in Jerusalem. And so as touching the

ministering to the saints, it's really superfluous for me to write to you.

Because he said, I know how willing you are to do these things, the forwardness of your mind,

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